Kaldero: Irish-Filipino cooking in Dublin city centre
Kaldero is a basement restaurant on South King Street where Wagamama used to be, at the side of Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre. When it first opened late last year it was billed as an Asian...
Smashing It: Brilliant Burgers in the Bog!
That’s right– an outstanding burger truck bang in the middle of the bog! If you’ve never been to Pullough, you now have a solidly delicious reason to go: the small village is home to a...
RobbsSlowCookerBook: Brotchan Foltchep (Leeks and Oatmeal)
Here’s another recipe trial from Robb Walsh’s forthcoming recipe book Braised, Simmered & Stewed: Heritage Dishes from the Slow Cooker. This time it’s Brotchan Foltchep, an ancient Irish recipe using oats and leeks in a...
RobbsSlowCookerBook: Corned Beef/Spiced Beef & Cabbage
By Caitríona Devery Next up in the slow cooker recipe trials is this simple spiced beef dinner, a fine meat-and-veg meal that is perfect for the slow cooker. Spiced beef is a variation on corned...
RobbsSlowCookerBook: And So It Begins
by Caitriona Devery I’ve had a slow cooker for a few years now. I am a big fan of the patient, comforting and unfussy cooking it promotes. When Robb asked me to test out some...
Irish Bakeries: The Griddle Bread Revival
Have you ever tried griddle bread? Most Irish people’s grandparents or great-grandparents grew up on the stuff. It’s really just a flatter form of everyday Irish soda bread, but it’s cooked in a flat pan...
Jambons: The Not-So-Full Irish Breakfast
Lighter than a breakfast roll but more substantial than a croissant, the cheese and ham-filled hot pastry called a jambon is my recommendation for an Irish fast-food breakfast. by Caitriona Devery Jambon means ‘ham’ in...
West Cork’s Weird and Wonderful Singing Frog Gardens
by Caitriona Devery In spite of detailed directions via WhatsApp, we almost get lost on the way to Singing Frog Gardens in West Cork. Probably because I’m a terrible passenger-navigator. I get distracted looking out...
West Cork Wasabi
by Caitriona Devery You may know wasabi as the bright green nose-burning paste often served in Japanese restaurants alongside soy sauce to accompany sushi. In fact, this substance is usually made from horseradish with green...